Mold for fence-posts.



" PKTENTED MAR; 31,1908.

. -H. RODGERS.

MOLD FOR FENCE POSTS. APPLICATION FILED MAYEI 1907 V I x a? 4m 1Snumnbqz (JR/brine inpz essgaeal ih htrwhom UNITE if regatta filed mayBelt known TthatiIsHZ- RVEY Hi; RODG RS,

te tiz i a the-li ited ,States, residing at Groodgl lo, e,,:iin ,the,,county of Fayetteand S tate; of, hie, have invented new and usefulImprovements n Moldsfor Fence- Posts, of

wh ch the followingis aspecification.

Thisinvention, relates to,v a mold for conereteiie ee ,posts, o thelike, ofthat type clomprl mgua -.s eet-, me hell f: ing d y seawe d, seeoil's whe e y h m l a b convenientlyclosed f rL TBceiving the filling 1In the accompanying drawing, I

illustrates one oftheembodimentsof the in' 0 s et rba yihas e an ha n d"'llhe inve ton has for one'of its objects to improve, and s mplify theconstruction and operation of devicesof, this character so as to be,comparatively easy. and inexpensive to manufacture eonveniently set upfor receivieat ejmeteri naf wh ch th pa t i to b med tflen ira d lytrmer fwm th p t when the latter is formed. v A ,further object; of theinvention ,is the iro i a' efe mol espec ly d gn d for 1 6.11999 ed helik ha a ad p d t er e -d nithe earth h Pa i g so esi a dthat t e, mo nvset pin the oleeit eee hiet ed dt qe eP s so that thelatter can beformed in. its perm'a etpl cen L 1 rWTt -e fle Obje ts in i and e s) aappear, ,as t hedescription proceeds, the invention comprises i the Vvarious novel fearv tures of construction and arrangement of Karts willbe, more fully described ereniafiter forth with particularity in theclaims appended hereto. I

which venti-on, F i ure'll is longitudinal sectional View 2 of ti encepo'st showing the mold in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of themold. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a mold and post. Figl iafront'view of the power portion of a modified form of post mold. t

Similar reference characters are employed to designatecorrespondingparts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawing, A fence orother post made of concrete or other plastic material and B, the tubularmold for forming the post. The mold, which may be of any desired shape,diameter or length, is preferably constructed of two sections 1 and 2formed by divi ding the mold centrally in Specification of iett'esfatht. Patented mu s1,"-19ojaj"'" ,1901,armame t,

- a,longitudinal direction. in the re sentinstance, the lower part of,the-mol isab:

; concrete or opened when the post or condesignates a' *iIAnVEY n. hopeess, or GOOD nor'nonro, p

' oLD'Fon-Fmvcn rosrs.

D AQ ESJZeEE Ti- FF Q rupt'ly enlarged at 3 to form the base 4' ofthepost that is intended to. be buried-in the earth, the mold being ofsquare or polygonal .cross-section at the base Thecolumn portion 5: ofthe-post tapered. 1

gradually in an upwarddirection and is connected'with the base by thebeveled ortiont 4 6., The base 3 of the mold is provide with a pluralityof bands 7 each composed of halves connected at their rear ends byhinges the front ends of the halvesorsections of the bands being bentforwardly into. lugs. 9 that are apertured for receiving the clampingbolts These bands are riveted or otherwise suitably. secured to theoutside of the' mold'.

sections 1 and2 and'serveto reinforce and strengthen the sheet metal,mold atthe bot-c tom and also hingedlyconnect the sections of the mold.Spaced a art on the column po tion of the mold are and s 11, each madein" two parts and connected bya hinge 12. Onev half of each band 1 1 maybe'riveted or otherwise suitably secured to one ofthe sections of themold, while the. other half is ada ted to I he forward ends of the andsl l are formed into" apertu'red lugs 13 for receiving the clam swingfree of the o posite section,-

bolts 14.- In. the front meeting ed es 0 the mold sections are'notches15, as s own in Fig. 1, for the reception of eye pins or fasteners 16that are molded or anchored in the post to serve as means for receivingthe" in tles of gate hinges or affording means 0 at-- taching a wirefencing to thegpost', .a ndin order to hold the eye pins ii -properposition during the molding operation, a uard or'k'ey 17 isinsertedthrough the eyes o thepins,

and 2 are reinfor'cingand protecting wood-18, illustrated in Fig. 2.

strips "of' trade and kept in stock for sale. molds may be used formaking'posts directly at the place where they are intendedto'be used orplanted. In carr ingo out the latter method, holes are dug int e earthfor receivopenings. Each mold is placed in its respective opening, andthe bands of .the mold sec 1 shown. Along the edges of the sections lq105. ing the posts and the molds are set up in the 7 tion clamped inposition, the hole being deep enough .to receivethe enlarged portion .orbase of the mold. V T he eye pins or fasteners 16 are then inserted inthe mold and sired, a reinforcing cord or member 18 may 4 beplaced'centrallyin the mold. ,The concrete is then filled into the moldfrom the upper end'," and after being completely filled, 5' the mold isallowed to remain'set up until the post is sufficientlyset. The clampingbolts "and 14 are-then removed and the memberl? lifted out of-the eyepins 16, so thatthe twose'ctions of the mold can be opened.

opening the'mold, the loose-parts of the bands-11 are swu 1 1g outwardlyto the dotted lme position shown in Fig. 3, so that the sections of the.mold can swing open on the hinges-8 as an arms. After the'moldls re- I15 moved, theloose earth can be filled in around the base of the postand firmly tamped. It

' willthus be seen that the post can be formed and set up in oneoperation and with a minimum of labor and trouble.

In the modification shown in- Fig. 4, the base portion 19 of the twomold sections 20 and 21 is cylindrical and thebands 22 have thelendsturned in overlapping lugs 23, so that a common locking pin 24 may beem- 25 loyed. This pin canbe readily withdrawnor unclamping the mold andlifting it out of the post hole,'when the ost is set.

; From the foregoing esc'ription, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the constructionand -of themethod of operation will bereadily apparent to thoseskilled in the artto'which, t e invention appertains, and while I have; described theprinciple, of operation of the 3.5 invention, together with theapparatus,

which I now consider to be the best embod1- ment thereof, Idesire tohave it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative andthat such changes maybe made I 40- when desired, as are within the scopeof the the sections, certain of the bands having both parts rigidlyattached to the mold sections and the remaining bands having only onepart attached'toone of the sections, and

means for securing the free ends of each band together for holding themold sections closed.

2. A post mold comprising a pair oflongitudihally divisible sections,enlarged at their lower ends, hingedly connected bands on the enlargedlower ends-forming the sole means for permanently connecting thesections, the free ends of the bands being arranged to overlap andprovided with apertures, fa device passing through the apertures of allthe bands for holding the sections in locked )osition, and means on theupper ends of the sections 006 erating with the said device forlocking-tlie'sections in closed position.

'3. A mold for a'concrete post comprising sections forming an enlargedbase portion, and a column portion of less diameter than the baseportion, bands encircling thebase portion and secured thereto, hinges onthe bands for connecting the sections together, clamping means forthe.bands, and reinforcing bands for encircling-the column portion ofthe mold and each consistingof two parts hinge'dly'connected at one ,endand removably connected at the other, one part of each band beingsecured to .the adjacent mold section while the other part is detachedfrom the other section.

4. A fence post mold comprising two sections shaped to form a posthaving an enlarged base portion and a tapering circular column portionof less diameter than the base portion, split bands secured to andencircling the base dportion. of the moldand hingedly connecte swingopen and closed, clamping means for connecting the'free end's'of thebands, bands encircling the column portion of the mold and composed ofhingedly connected arts,

one part only of each of said. bands eing secured to one of thesections, and means for clamping the free ends of the last-mentionedbands together.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARVEY H. RODGERS.

Witnesses:

JAMES WALKER, v S E. Booos.

.M-MwnTs-Mewmm for permitting the sections to

